Supplement of Biogeosciences, 16, 2329–2341, 2019 https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2329-2019-supplement © Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Supplement of Responses of an abyssal meiobenthic community to short-term burial with crushed nodule particles in the south-east Pacific
Lisa Mevenkamp et al.
Correspondence to: Lisa Mevenkamp ([email protected])
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Figure S1 A) Front view on the sediment-dispensing device, sediment is filled in tubes inside the round plexiglass space B) Top view 10 in open position, tubes are visible as big holes and C) Top view in closed position. Holes in the plexiglass cover ensured escape of all air in the device.
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Figure S2 Example of the crushed nodule substrate. Scale in centimetres.
5 Figure S3 Pictures of push cores taken at the end of the experiment from the Control treatment (A) and the Burial treatment (B and C). Through its black colour, the layer of crushed nodule debris is easily distinguishable from the underlying sediment.
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Figure S4 MDS plot of the relative nematode genus composition in each sample of the Control and Burial treatment (BT) per sediment depth layer with overlying contours of significant (SIMPROF test) clusters at a 40 % similarity level. NOD = crushed nodule layer
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Table S1 Mean densities (ind. 10 cm-2, ± standard error)and feeding type group of nematode genera found in both treatments of the experiment combining all depth layers.
Feeding Order Family Genus type Control Burial treatment
Araeolaimida Axonolaimidae Ascolaimus 1B 0.17 ± 0.17 Comesomatidae Cervonema 1B 3.57 ± 0.81 2.59 ± 0.90 Minolaimus 1A 0.43 ± 0.43 0.29 ± 0.29 Pierrickia 1B 0.42 ± 0.21 0.94 ± 0.04
Coninckiidae Coninckia 1A 0.15 ± 0.15 Diplopeltidae Campylaimus 1B 0.21 ± 0.21 0.15 ± 0.15 Diplopeltula 1A 2.29 ± 0.73 1.72 ± 0.17
Intasia 1A 0.62 ± 0.35 Chromadorida Chromadoridae Acantholaimus 2A 12.49 ± 1.13 16.12 ± 2.06 Actinonema 2A 1.04 ± 0.41 0.78 ± 0.57 Chromadora 2A 0.62 ± 0.62 0.30 ± 0.15 Chromadorina 2A 0.62 ± 0.36 0.48 ± 0.27
Endeolophos 2A 0.47 ± 0.02
Hypodontolaimus 2A 0.16 ± 0.16
Prochromadora 2A 0.15 ± 0.15 Prochromadorella 2A 0.41 ± 0.41 0.47 ± 0.47 Spilophorella 2A 0.42 ± 0.21 0.17 ± 0.17
Cyatholaimidae Acantonchus 2A 0.43 ± 0.43
Longicyatholaimus 2A 0.20 ± 0.20
Marylynnia 2A 0.15 ± 0.15
Paracantonchus 2A 0.15 ± 0.15
Paracyatholaimus 2A 0.17 ± 0.17 Pomponema 2B 0.21 ± 0.21 0.15 ± 0.15
Neotonchidae Gomphionchus 0.17 ± 0.17 Selachinematidae Synonchiella 2B 0.22 ± 0.22 0.17 ± 0.17 Desmodorida Desmodoridae Desmodora 2A 1.70 ± 1.14 1.90 ± 0.34
Desmodorella 2A 0.20 ± 0.20
Metadesmodora 1B 0.21 ± 0.21 Molgolaimus 1A 0.85 ± 0.57 1.23 ± 0.40
Paradesmodora 2A 0.21 ± 0.21
Microlaimidae Calomicrolaimus 2A 0.31 ± 0.31 Microlaimus 2A 1.05 ± 0.55 1.62 ± 0.75 Desmoscolecida Cyartonematidae Cyartonema 1A 0.20 ± 0.20 0.49 ± 0.29 Southerniella 1A 0.63 ± 0.36 0.46 ± 0.27 Desmoscolecidae Desmoscolex 1A 3.31 ± 1.73 2.51 ± 1.06 Greeffiella 1A 0.62 ± 0.35 0.96 ± 0.54
Hapalomus 1A 0.31 ± 0.31 Tricoma 1A 1.24 ± 0.35 1.89 ± 1.19
Enoplida Anticomidae Cephalanticoma 2A 0.16 ± 0.16 Enchelidiidae Bathyeurystomina 2B 0.42 ± 0.21 0.45 ± 0.25
Calyptronema 1b 0.15 ± 0.15
Enoplidae Enoploides 2B 0.22 ± 0.22
Mesacanthion 2B 0.30 ± 0.15
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Paramesacanthion 2B 0.21 ± 0.21 0.17 ± 0.17 Ironidae Syringolaimus 2B 1.03 ± 0.55 0.94 ± 0.04 Leptosomatidae Anticoma 1A 1.03 ± 0.73 0.47 ± 0.02
Anticomopsis 1A 0.17 ± 0.17
Oncholaimidae Adoncholaimus 2B 0.16 ± 0.16
Metoncholaimus 2B 0.20 ± 0.20
Meyersia 2B 0.21 ± 0.21
Oncholaimellus 2B 0.15 ± 0.15
Oncholaimus 2B 0.42 ± 0.21 Viscosia 2B 4.75 ± 3.87 11.81 ± 5.37
Oxystominidae Cricohalalaimus 1A 0.17 ± 0.17 Halalaimus 1A 4.20 ± 0.96 4.36 ± 0.49
Litinium 1A 1.25 ± 0.32
Nemanema 1A 0.20 ± 0.20 Oxystomina 1A 1.48 ± 0.58 0.45 ± 0.25 Pelagonematidea Anoplostoma 1B 0.21 ± 0.21 0.17 ± 0.17
Phanodermatidae Phanodermopsis 2A 0.29 ± 0.29
Trefusiidae Cytolaimium 1B 0.21 ± 0.21
Tripyloididae Bathylaimus 1B 0.21 ± 0.21
Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Anticyclus 2A 0.22 ± 0.22 Disconema 1A 0.42 ± 0.21 0.16 ± 0.16 Eleutherolaimus 1B 0.21 ± 0.21 0.17 ± 0.17 Metalinhomoeus 1B 0.21 ± 0.21 0.44 ± 0.44
Terschellingia 1A 0.21 ± 0.21 Monhysteridae Monhystrella 1B 9.77 ± 1.58 13.14 ± 0.54 Thalassomonhystera 1B 6.07 ± 0.89 3.94 ± 0.44
Siphonolaimidae Parastomonema mouthless 0.21 ± 0.21
Doliolaimus 2B 0.20 ± 0.20 Metasphaerolaimus 2B 0.00 ± 0.00 0.44 ± 0.44 Sphaerolaimus 2B 4.16 ± 0.87 2.95 ± 0.30 Subsphaerolaimus 2B 0.82 ± 0.41 0.78 ± 0.16 Xyalidae Ammotheristus 1B 0.22 ± 0.22 0.15 ± 0.15
Amphimonhystera 1B 0.16 ± 0.16 Amphimonhystrella 1B 0.20 ± 0.20 0.78 ± 0.32 Daptonema 1B 5.88 ± 1.89 2.77 ± 0.95
Elzalia 1B 0.22 ± 0.22 Enchonema 1B 0.00 ± 0.00 0.15 ± 0.15 Linhystera 1A 1.46 ± 0.55 1.69 ± 0.36 Manganonema 1A 3.15 ± 0.65 3.46 ± 0.47 Metadesmolaimus 1B 0.43 ± 0.43 0.15 ± 0.15
Paramonohystera 1B 0.29 ± 0.29
Rhynchonema 1B 0.22 ± 0.22 Theristus 1B 3.59 ± 1.44 2.29 ± 0.83 Plectida Aegialoalaimidae Aegialoalaimus 1A 1.66 ± 1.03 1.26 ± 0.44
Camacolaimidae Alaimella 1A 0.22 ± 0.22 Camacolaimus 2A 0.63 ± 0.01 0.78 ± 0.16
Ceramonematidea Ceramonema 2A 0.20 ± 0.20
Dasynemoides 1A 0.22 ± 0.22
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Pselionema 1A 1.47 ± 0.42 0.29 ± 0.29 Diplopeltoididae Diplopeltoides 1A 5.21 ± 2.50 1.76 ± 0.70 Haliplectidae Setoplectus 1A 0.22 ± 0.22 0.29 ± 0.29 Leptolaimidae Antomicron 1A 0.21 ± 0.21 0.32 ± 0.16 Leptolaimus 1A 2.49 ± 0.70 0.65 ± 0.45
Unknown sp. 1 0.22 ± 0.22
Unknown sp. 2 0.63 ± 0.16
Unknown sp. 3 0.47 ± 0.47
Unknown sp. 4 0.17 ± 0.17
Unknown sp. 5 0.15 ± 0.15
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Table S2 Results of the SIMPER analysis between the significantly different clusters identified in the dataset of relative abundances of nematode feeding types. Av.Abund = average abundance, Av.Diss = average dissimilarity, Diss/SD = average contribution divided by the standard deviation, Contrib% = Contribution to the dissimilarities, Cum% = Cumulative contribution.
Cluster A Cluster C Feeding type Av.Abund Av.Abund Av.Diss Diss/SD Contrib% Cum.% 2B 16 33 9 3 34 34 2A 37 21 8 2 30 65 1A 30 21 5 2 20 84 1B 17 25 4 2 16 100
Cluster A Cluster B Feeding type Av.Abund Av.Abund Av.Diss Diss/SD Contrib% Cum.% 1B 17 36 9 2 37 37 2A 37 21 8 3 31 68 1A 30 34 4 1 16 84 2B 16 8 4 2 16 100
Cluster A Cluster D Feeding type Av.Abund Av.Abund Av.Diss Diss/SD Contrib% Cum.% 2B 16 67 26 12 48 48 2A 37 9 14 8 27 75 1A 30 7 12 5 22 96
Cluster B Cluster C Feeding type Av.Abund Av.Abund Av.Diss Diss/SD Contrib% Cum.% 2B 8 33 13 4 43 43 1A 34 21 7 2 25 69 1B 36 25 6 2 20 89 2A 21 21 3 1 11 100
Cluster B Cluster D Feeding type Av.Abund Av.Abund Av.Diss Diss/SD Contrib% Cum.% 2B 8 67 29 14 50 50 1A 34 7 14 3 23 73 1B 36 18 9 2 16 89 2A 21 9 6 3 11 100
Cluster C Cluster D Feeding type Av.Abund Av.Abund Av.Diss Diss/SD Contrib% Cum.% 2B 33 67 17 5 50 50
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1A 21 7 7 2 20 70 2A 21 9 6 2 19 89 1B 25 18 4 2 11 100
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